Blood lead concentration and biological effects in workers exposed to very low lead levels

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 886-894

  Masci, Oliviero ^a   Carelli, Giovanni ^a   Vinci, Francesco ^a   Castellino, Nicolò ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LEAD; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC;

ADULT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; HEME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; WELDING;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WELDING;

EID: 0031725713     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199810000-00009     Document Type: Article

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